| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005) | 322 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Chartattack (Canada) - The 100 Best Canadian Singles of All Time (1996) | 18 |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Singles of the Year | 1 |
| Grammy Awards (USA) - Record of the Year | Nominee |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 14 |